Category Archives: Local News
Same men involved in two purse thefts in grocery store parking lots, MPD say
MADISON, Wis. — Police are investigating a pair of purse thefts that took place in grocery store parking lots Wednesday morning. According to an incident report, the first theft happened at Pick...
Oct 14, 2020
Mineral Point schools to resume fall sports following suspension
MINERAL POINT, Wis. — The Mineral Point School District will once again allow the fall sports season to continue after a vote from the school board Wednesday night. A post from the district&rsqu...
Oct 14, 2020
Thousands of contact tracing calls later, Wisconsin struggles to meet the surging needs of local departments
As local health departments struggle to meet the demands of high daily case counts, Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services says they’ve made several thousand contact tracing calls in th...
Oct 14, 2020
’25 percent doesn’t work’ : Bar owners in Rock County respond to blocked order
JANESVILLE, Wis. – Bar owners in Rock County say a temporarily blocked state order limiting capacity could have put them in risk of losing it all. The order, issued by Governor Tony Evers last w...
Oct 14, 2020
Robotic cart manufacturer wins WMC’s ‘Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin’
MADISON, Wis. — A southeastern Wisconsin manufacturer earned the title of “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin.” Mequon-based Mul Technologies won the award, which the Wisconsin Manufact...
Oct 14, 2020
Wisconsin DOT approves more than $14 million in funding for transportation alternatives
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation approved more than $14 million in funding for 28 community transportation projects through its Transportation Alternatives Program, off...
Oct 14, 2020
Madison coffee shop broken into and stolen from, police say
MADISON, Wis. — Police responded to a non-residential burglary at Porter Coffee after two college students discovered a burning safe. The Madison Fire Department put out the fire, after which th...
Oct 14, 2020
2020 census counting stops Thursday
MADISON, Wis.– There’s not much time left to fill out the 2020 Census. The United States Supreme Court ruled the count would end Thursday, Oct. 15. Tomorrow is the last day to fill out the...
Oct 14, 2020
Dane County awards more than $700,000 to local lake clean-up projects
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County announced on Wednesday that it will award two projects in local communities more than $700,000 as part of its Urban Water Quality Grant Program, according to Dane Cou...
Oct 14, 2020
Maple Leaf Cheesemakers, Inc. to shut down production at Monroe cheese plant
MONROE, Wis. — Maple Leaf Cheesemakers, Inc. announced that it will be ending its partnership with Monroe’s Maple Leaf Cheese Cooperative. “It’s with a heavy heart that after 2...
Oct 14, 2020
